Compound tool.



No. 826,579. v. PATENTED JULY 24, 1906. B.JONES. COMPOUND TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26, 1904 al 8 ,H f};

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 190.6.

Application filed August 26, 1904 Serialjo. 222.348.

T0 MZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM BRISON JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quito, in the county of Tipton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Compound Tools; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of ref erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to compound-tools, but more particularly to a combined hatchet, hammer, and wrench, and has for its object to provide a device of this class which is particularly simple in its construction, easy and cheap to manufacture, strong, durable, and efficient.

With this object in view my invention consists in combining with a hatchet a wrench and hammer.

My invention also consists in certain novel features of construction and in combinations of parts, which will be first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

' Figure 1 is a view, partly in section, showing the wrench in a slightly-open position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the wrench closed, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectiontaken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in which- 1 indicates the tool, which comprises the hatchet 2 and the jaw 3.

4 indicates the shank of the tool, which is formed with flat sides, as shown in Fig. 3, and threaded at 5.

6 indicates the lower wrench-j aw, which carries the nut 7 therein, said nut threading on the shank 4:, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

8 indicates the handle of the tool, and 9 is a screw-driver, which may be formed on the end thereof, and 10 is a cup or cover adapted to inclose the driver when not in use.

Referring again to the lower wrench-j aw 6, it will be seen that the forward portion 11 thereof is slightly hollowed out at 12, and

- referring to the hatchet 2 it will be seen that the portion 13 thereof is curved or rounded to conform to the hollowed-out portion 12 of the lower wrench-section 6.

Having thus set forth the several parts of my invention, its operation is as follows: The hatchet is used in the usual manner, and in order to utilize the tool as a wrench the nut 7 is turned in the usual manner in order to adjust the lower wrench-section 6 on the shank 4, the nut taps being engaged between the jaw 3 of the hatchet-section and the lower wrench-section 6, as is obvious.

It is in the construction which provides for a strong and efficient hammer that my invention'principally consists, and it has been found that the simple use of the wrench in a closed position as a hammer is not altogether satisfactory, for the reason that in striking an object with the lower jaw of the wrench the strain is thrown upon the lower wrenchsection and is taken up by the shank, the threads on the shank taking the shock from the Wrench-section. This does not provide a solid construction, and the continued use of the device as a hammer has the effect of loosening the parts and detracting from the efficiency of the same. It will be noted, however, that I have overcome this objection by the following construction: Referring to Fig. 1, which shows the wrench in a slightly-open position, it will be seen that the cut-away portion 12 of the wrench member .6 is just in contact with the edge 13 of the hatchet section, and it will be seen that the rear inner edge 14 of the wrench-section is in contact with the threads of the shank 4, This would practically be the position of the wrench when used in the capacity of the hammer; but referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, which illustrate the wrench in a closed position, it will be seen that the cut-away portion 12 of the wrench-section 6 is snugly in contact with the edge 13 of the hatchet-section, and as the wrench-section 6 is carried up in contact with the hatchet-section the cut-away portion 12 of said wrench-section bears against the edge 13 of the hatchet-section, which forms an inclined plane, thus forcing the wrench-section rearwardly into the position as shown in Fig. 2 and also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. This causes the forward inner edge 15 of the wrench-section 6 to come in contact with the forward threaded edge of the shank 4 and also forces the extreme rear ends of the wrench-jaws to be perfectly even and flush with each in which won (1 fall within the limit and scope of my invention, and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a compound-tool, the combination of a tool-head, a shank therefor threaded on two sides, a sliding wrench member on said shank arranged to form a hammer-head in connection with the said tool-head, the forward side of said wrench member being inclined to fit a recess formed between the'forward edge of the shank and the tool-head, whereby said inclined side of said wrench member entering the said recess jams the said wrench member between the forward edge of the shank and the tool-head forcing said wrench member rearwardly in such manner that a space is formed between the wrench member and the rear edge of the shank whereby the shank is relieved of the shock when the tool is used as a hammer and a perfectly flat and even hammerhead is insured, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BRISON JONES.

Witnesses:

W. S. I-IARNsBY,

J. C. BARTLETT. 

